High-water mark
691.3484
career-best overall
96.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.3484 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 96.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
Smoky Cattle
Smoky Cattle is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 52nd of 158 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.98)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
687.62 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 | 171.97 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 166.2516 | 169.98 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 172.5484 | 173.70 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 | 171.97 | top 29% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
400
finished ahead 354 times, behind 203
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.3484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score691.3484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 153 / 401 (683.8856) | 93 (174.2628) | 266 (166.2516) | 134 (172.5484) | 129 (170.8228) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 52 / 158 (691.3484) | 118 (169.6684) | 57 (173.7144) | 39 (174.8456) | 42 (173.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.